Green Mountain's suspension of its Fair Trade Organic line is starting to affect us. As of March 29th, we have officially sold out of Green Mountain Fair Trade Colombian K-Cups, our #3 selling K-Cup (behind Dark Magic and French Roast, if you're curious). Green Mountain has halted production of Colombian K-Cups until May. [caption id=""
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Category Archives: Coffee
What Happened To Kona Coffee?
As we previously wrote last week, Green Mountain has discontinued production of its Kona coffees. At CDC, we have just sold out of our last remaining supply of Green Mountain Kona Blend K-Cups. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400.0"] GMCR Kona Blend K-Cup[/caption] While coffee prices in general have been skyrocketing -- up over 100% year-to-date --
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Java Prices Jump [VIDEO]
Here's a quick piece from NBC examining the recent surge in coffee prices, which is affecting retailers.
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What Is Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee?
The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization (much like the well-known Fair Trade organization), that works with coffee farmers and other agricultural producers to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainability. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1870.0"] Rainforest Alliance Logo[/caption] The Rainforest Alliance works directly with farmers to teach and encourage good land-use practices. Specifically, the Alliance requires the
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Green Mountain Suspends Fair Trade
Due to current coffee market conditions, Green Mountain temporarily suspends production of a few of its popular coffee lines -- mostly Fair Trade Organic coffees. Production will resume in Mid-May when Green Mountain is able to replenish its supply of green coffee beans. We are not yet out of stock on all of these coffees,
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Where Can I Find Flavia Decaf Hazelnut?
You may have heard that Mars Drinks has made the decision to discontinue Flavia Decaf Hazelnut, with no direct Alterra replacement. But fear not. At Coffee Distributing Corp., we can confidently say that we will have Decaf Hazelnut in stock as long as -- and probably longer than -- anyone else. We should have stock
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New York Times On The Colombian Coffee Shortage
New York Times page B1, 3/10/11: Heat Damages Colombia Coffee, Raising PricesThe shortage of high-end Arabica coffee beans is also being felt in New York supermarkets and Paris cafes, as customers blink at escalating prices. Purveyors fear that the Arabica coffee supply from Colombia may never rebound — that the world might, in effect, hit
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Starbucks Coffee In A Keurig K-Cup?
After months of rumors, a deal was struck last night between Starbucks and Green Mountain. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1950.0"] Starbucks Coffee Coming Soon To Keurig K-Cups?[/caption] Reports are that come the fall, Starbucks plans to start introducing its coffee in K-Cups. At CDC, we are always checking out new products and bringing them to the
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Learn More About Peet’s Coffee
Presenting the newest section on our website -- Peet's coffee! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="917.0"] Peet's Coffee on cdccoffee.com[/caption] The Full Product List page details each of the Peet's coffee blends that we carry, and their pack sizes (2.5 ounce frac, 1 lb ground, and/or 1 lb whole bean).The Sustainability page explains Peet's commitment to sustainability.
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Per Capita Coffee Consumption
An interesting chart showing global coffee consumption: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="940.0"] Per Capita Coffee Consumption By Country[/caption] Source: www.chartsbin.com/view/581
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